Hakeem Jeffries Pushes Back on Impeachment Being ‘Divisive’ — ‘Slavery Once Divided the Nation’

House Democratic Caucus Chairman and New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries took on the notion that the impeachment of President Donald Trump is too divisive to the country by noting other momentous issues that once divided the country — like slavery, women’s suffrage, and Jim Crow — that were “clarified” by courageous people.

The House of Representatives debated the articles of impeachment against Trump for several hours on Wednesday, during which time Chairman Jeffries rose to deliver a powerful statement.

Rep. Jeffries began by describing the accusations against Trump, saying that “Donald Trump pressured a foreign government to target an American citizen for political gain, and at the same time withheld, without justification, $391 million in military aid to a vulnerable Ukraine as part of a scheme to solicit foreign interference in an American election.”

“That is unacceptable, that is unconscionable, that is unconstitutional,” Jeffries said.